Overview
- Provides concepts of problem-solving and decision-making in ways that allows the reader to immediately put the concepts to use
- Focuses on decision-making as a process allowing a decision to be broken into its component parts and analyzed in a formal or informal setting
- Highlights clinical case based scenarios and experiences
- Presents novel concepts about changing thinking and problem-solving approaches along with the transition from being a medical student, to post-graduate trainee, and developing expertise in decision-making skills over time
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Table of contents (15 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This volume presents novel concepts to help physicians and health care providers better understand the thought processes and approaches used in clinical decision-making and how we develop those skills as we transition from being a medical student to post-graduate trainee to independent practitioner. Approaches presented range from simple rules of thumb, pattern recognition, and heuristics, to more formulaic methods such as standard operating procedures, checklists, evidence-based medicine, mathematical modeling, and statistics. Ways to recognize and manage errors and how our decision-making can be improved, are also discussed.
An Introduction to Medical Decision-Making presents several innovative techniques to allow the reader to use the principles presented and integrate the ethical, humanistic and social aspects of decision-making with the pragmatic and knowledge-based aspects of clinical medicine. It also highlights how our thinking processes, emotions, and biases affect decision-making.
This invaluable resource will allow students and physicians to evaluate and critically discuss their decisions objectively to become more efficient and effective, and maximize the quality of care they provide.
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Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico
USA
Virginia Military Institute, graduated 1970, BA, Medical College of Virginia, graduated 1974, MD.
Internship—Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, TX, (1974-1975). Residency (Urology)—Madigan Army Medical Center, Fort Lewis, Washington (9975-1979). Fellowship (Pediatric and Adult Plastic and Reconstructive Urological Surgery, The Institute of Urology, University of London, London, England (1982-1984).
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: An Introduction to Medical Decision-Making
Book Subtitle: Practical Insights and Approaches
Authors: Jonathan S. Vordermark II
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-23147-7
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-23146-0Published: 01 November 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-23147-7Published: 16 October 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 199
Number of Illustrations: 8 b/w illustrations, 20 illustrations in colour
Topics: Medicine/Public Health, general, Health Care Management